“I am a travel reporter with a preference for countries that have a bad reputation,” Stephan Orth describes himself. On the ground, however, the motto of the professional couchsurfer, despite extensive travel preparation, is: “Approach everything with an open mind.” And that’s exactly what is needed: Couchsurfers look for free accommodation at strangers’ homes via […]
Dominic Barton will leave his post as Canadian ambassador at the end of the year. The former McKinsey executive held his office since 2019. Cindy Termorshuizen, Deputy Head of Mission in Beijing, Julia Bentley, the former High Commissioner in Malaysia, and Sarah Taylor, Canada’s current ambassador to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, are considered possible successors.
Although Facebook is still banned in China, Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that he was rebranding his company “Meta” and would henceforth devote himself to the development of a so-called metaverse also made waves in the People’s Republic. Only one day after the name change, the Chinese search engine provider Baidu secured the brand name “metaapp” on […]
With the expansion of several bases in the Indo-Pacific, the US wants to better prepare itself for potential operations against Russia and China (China.Table reported). According to a statement issued by the US Department of Defense on Monday, military facilities on the Pacific island of Guam and in Australia are to be expanded. This mainly […]
Heavenly endurance test: 48 parked trucks with a total weight of 1,680 tons test the load-bearing capacity of the Yangbaoshan Bridge in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou. The 650-meter-long link spanning valleys is the first bridge in China to be built using the so-called “air spinning” method, in which small wires are spun together […]
The China Association of Performing Arts (CAPA) has blacklisted another 85 internet livestreamers. So-called “key opinion leaders” such as Tie Shankao (铁山靠) or Guo Laoshi (郭老师) have exerted a bad influence on society and especially on the youth, the cultural authority writes in an official statement.Since the introduction of the “blacklist management system” in 2018, […]
“Why is the West taking our traditional Chinese culture and is selling it back to us?” ranted Zeng Xianglong, a psychology professor at Beijing Normal University, in an interview mid-year. His angry comment was directed at mindfulness, a meditation practice focused on the present moment. This practice is also experiencing a boom in China. In […]
Wuling, the joint venture between General Motors and Chinese carmaker SAIC, unveiled the “Nano” version of the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV on Monday. With a length of 2.50 meters and a wheelbase of 1.60 meters, the Nano EV is even smaller than the standard model. The car’s length is 42 centimeters shorter, while the wheelbase […]
Chinese agricultural expert Yuan Longping was laid to rest with flags and fanfare on Monday. The scientist, who passed away at the age of 90, received a state funeral. By breeding particularly high-yielding hybrid rice varieties, Yuan helped prevent terrible famines in China. The funeral was not even the highest of all honors: In 1999, […]
At their first virtual online summit, China’s leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden struck conciliatory tones. Biden declared that China and the US should cooperate, especially on important global issues like climate change. As the largest economies and permanent members of the World Security Council, both countries take active steps to move China-US […]